Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.
Esther Williams

My training in Science of Mind had begun with my mother. She took me to a different church every Sunday, and she encouraged me to question the minister afterward.
Esther Williams

Once I married Fernando, I became invisible.
Esther Williams

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.
Esther Williams

The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages.
Esther Williams

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.
Esther Williams

There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it.
Esther Williams

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.
Esther Williams

Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.
Esther Williams

Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.
Esther Williams

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.
Esther Williams

What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.
Esther Williams

When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.
Esther Williams

Which Esther Williams do you want to hear about?
Esther Williams

Widowhood had done nothing to curb my smart mouth. So much for diplomacy.
Esther Williams

With two little boys in diapers, I had to keep it simple if I were going to have a life at all.
Esther Williams